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Member States' Transport Ministers have recenlty agreed on a General Approach as regards the Commission's Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the draft report of Mr Fleckenstein regarding the proposal on a Port Regulation.

The TRAN Committee has voted the Fidanza report on the Commission proposal for a Directive on the Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure. The plenary vote of the Fidanza report is due to take place in February 2014

A Lloyd's Register Summary The EU has hinted for some time at pushing forward with a regional initiative when it comes to CO2 and shipping, and now we have it. In late June the industry was presented with their new draft regulation on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 from shipping.Lloyd's Register has prepared the following summary of European Union Proposal for Regulation on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of CO2.On 28 June 2013, the European Commission published its finalised proposal for a European Union (EU) regulation on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions from ships. The regulation, No.525/2013, is introduced further to the EU's Climate and Energy Package, adopted on 23 April 2009, which seeks international agreement including emission reduction targets through the IMO or the UNFCCC.The regulation will apply to certain vessels conducting voyages into, out of and between EU ports and will require annual reporting of their CO2 emissions in line with a verified monitoring plan. The purpose of the regulation is to provide reliable information on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within maritime transport. As a first step the regulation is intended to focus on, and establish, CO2 emissions which will then allow the EU ...

Port Regulation Meets with Mixed Feelings

Agreement for regulation of mobile offshore drilling units

Nigeria: Heavy Regulation Ahead

CTG to supply Sensor Water Monitors

DNV and Grieg Star take Batteries On Board

New regulations aimed at improving the energy efficiency of international shipping entered into force on 1 January 2013. The amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) were adopted in July 2011.They add a new chapter 4 Regulations on energy efficiency for ships to MARPOL Annex VI, to make mandatory the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), for new ships, and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all ships. Other amendments to Annex VI add new definitions and the requirements for survey and certification, including the format for the International Energy Efficiency Certificate.The regulations apply to all ships of 400 gross tonnage and above. However, under regulation 19, the Administration may waive the requirements for new ships up to a maximum of 4 years.The EEDI is a non-prescriptive, performance-based mechanism that leaves the choice of technologies to use in a specific ship design to the industry. As long as the required energy-efficiency level is attained, ship designers and builders would be free to use the most cost-efficient solutions for the ship to comply with the regulations.The SEEMP establishes a mechanism for operators to improve the energy efficiency of ships. Ships are required to keep ...